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A test to compare discrete ceiling speakers vs integrated "Atmos Speakers" <!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]-->If anyone gets to attend the Pioneer demo, I think a great test for comparison with discrete ceiling speakers is to pan a sound source to a location, and see if the listeners in different...

If you're happy with the acoustics in your room, I wouldn't change it just to incorporate Atmos speakers. The Atmos Speakers allegedly want non treated ceilings so if you do pull down the acoustical treatment of your ceilings and find your room too echoey, you should consider carpeting the...

Excellent points and agreed! It would be interesting to test these speakers in two radically different environments for sure. MOST peoples homes in Florida are exactly how Hugo describes making it a challenge for 5.1 let alone Atmos to work well in.

A very valid point since the original mixes are being done for the Cinema which uses downfiring ceiling mounted speakers for the height channels providing much more direct sound to the listening area. It's unclear how this will translate into the home theater with "Atmos speakers" containing...

Fair enough Chris. As you have seen in the past, we always fairly review your products and look forward to doing so with these new speakers. I did reach out several times to Dolby regarding our initial articles and received no replies so we go with the info that is available to the public in...

Hi Chris; I actually did send you and Andrew a copy of our Pioneer Speaker Atmos Preview to peer prior to publishing but never heard back. Here is our Preview again: Pioneer Dolby Atmos Speakers (SP-EFS73/SP-EBS73-LR/SP-EC73 and SW-E10) Preview | Audioholics We even conducted a poll for our...

I saw that thread on AVS where we are getting slammed and I love it. Nothing we said in this video was inaccurate and it's keeping the folks (even the ones criticizing us) discussing it. Some people just don't have a sense of humor I guess ;) Very good point BTW, as you get into a higher end...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXLQ4mIwyAk

It absolutely has EVERYTHING to do with processing power. Onkyo likely did NOT want to beef up their processing power b/c it involves a completely new architecture to do so. Instead they retrofitted an existing core design to accommodate Atmos while dumping Audyssey in the process b/c they...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXLQ4mIwyAk

Actually they are my recently restored JBL Pro III's with Titanium tweeters. Good little speaker and always handy for situations like these :)

BTW I had to use a Zero instead of an O in the name b/c I blocked off their URL from our forum after I found one of their employees plugging their website here awhile back. Again this was done without our permission.

It has come to our Attention that Audi0gurus.com is still operating under the Business Name Audioholics Store. Their Toll Free # Answering service also refers to them as the Audioholics Store. After receiving numerous complaints from their customers for charging their credit cards or paypal...

Yep I remember that Onkyo receiver back in the 90s. It was my dream to own it. The next generation receivers they made were wimpy in comparison when they watered down the amp section to throw in Dolby Digital. Great line to quote from Jurassic Park and very appropriate.

Sadly some companies like Onkyo are dropping critically useful features like Audyssey Room correction in favor of Atmos b/c they lack the processing power to do both. We have an Atmos video coming out in the next couple of days where we discuss this in more detail. I also find it...

1. acoustical interference 2. poor dispersion 3. poor separation While that top mounted driver is active its messing with the sound of the main channels that are in close proximity. A driver firing up at a ceiling will also spread around the room at the lower frequencies and the sound that...

I will surely listen to it but very common sense physics dictates its a bad idea for so many reasons. IMO it truly is an act of desperation by an industry fighting to stay relevant.

It's even more sad to see solid loudspeaker designers based in grounded science endorsing the Atmos top mounted speaker solution as the next best thing since sliced bread.

Yes via a FW upgrade this fall just like all of the other Atmos Ready receivers hitting the market now.

I also don't know of too many woofers let alone subwoofers that CAN'T produce 90dB at 20Hz 1ft away from the driver!